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HOW TO ACT AROUND NUDISTS

Nick & Linshappywanderings.com July 26, 2018

For almost two years we have been publishing two articles per week for nudists. Tips, tricks, stories, Naturist Talksand lots of reviews of all the nudist places we’ve visited.Well, sorry to all our nudist friends, but we thought it was time for a change. This article is not for you. This one is for the textiles.

The idea was brought to us via an e-mail from one of our readers. Many nudists have textile friends and family and even though they know a little bit about the nude lifestyle, they know you like to be naked and they know that nudism is not about sex, sometimes it’s still a bit awkward. Especially when they unexpectedly ring your doorbell and suddenly you’re standing there butt naked in front of them.

At 5 pm the ride will be open for naked riders to take part in the world record attempt.

And if riding the Grand National in the buff isn't enough exhilaration for one evening, The Sandcastle is offering a skinny dip from 6-8pm where you can leave your costume behind and ride the water slides and wave machines naked.

Tickets are available from Blackpool Pleasure Beach or through British Naturism.

Letter of Recommendation: Naturism

By Kelli María KorduckiNew York Times MagazineJan. 29, 2019

In the Canadian city where I used to live, there was a nude beach where I spent a lot of time. It was no rare occurrence to find, near the beach’s northern boundary, a small but fervent cohort of nude baby boomers distributing Naturism 101 pamphlets. In an outsize font on an ancient webpage they’d set up, the beach naturists dared visitors to “!!BE NATURAL AND FEEL THE FREEDOM!!” They outlined etiquette (no come-ons, no sex) and suggested recreational pursuits (flag football, a potluck). The naturists could be a little doctrinaire — once, someone wearing nothing but a Tilley hat chided me for my bikini bottom, bellowing, “Way to be clothed!” — but they would usually feign tolerance at the beachgoing public’s ignorance of their framing principles.

“Naturism” and “nudism” are used interchangeably to describe a doctrine of communally convening outdoors in the buff. But “naturism,” with its Thoreauvian connotations of fresh air and vigour, seems preferred among the true believers. On my beach, I suspect it was also a gentle protest against the prim, Anglo-Saxon mores of a metropolis where cops were known to set up speed traps for cyclists. The precept naturists hold the most sacred is body acceptance — to “not judge anyone by their body shape or other war wounds” and to ignore the nakedness of others. This attitude made their corner of the beach a respite from the outside world and its duller standards of decency. For years, I’d go weekly.Read More

Brexit: The Naked Truth (Dr Victoria Bateman, Cambridge, 2019)

An outspoken and well-educated woman using nakedness to send a message. Especially passionate about Brexit and feminism. (Webmaster)

Dr. Victoria Batemanhttp://vnbateman.com/January 2019

Welcome to the website of Dr. Victoria Bateman

I am a Director of Studies, Fellow and College Lecturer in Economics at Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge, and have written regular commentary for publications such as UnHerd, CapX and Bloomberg View.

I write and speak on topics ranging from popular economics to economic history, Brexit and feminism, and links to many of these can be found above.

If you would like to keep up to date on my latest news, publications and views, please follow me on Twitter @vnbateman. For all media and press enquiries, please contact me via my Cambridge website.

The Case of the Disappearing Nudist Children

DAN CARLSONmeanderingnaturist.comFEBRUARY 8, 2019

I’ve been ruminating on this post for quite a long time. In fact, since my oldest daughter just turned 31 a few days ago, maybe for about thirty years. The subject matter? The ever-controversial topic of children and social nudity, and simply what to make of it all.

The blogosphere is a strange place as people don’t typically read a blog in any sequential sort of way. Maybe one finds a link on Facebook or Twitter and clicks through. Or perhaps you’re even a follower of a particular blog, and if the timing is right, you’ll read posts as they are released in succession. But personally, I find the digital age to encourage rather impulsive behaviour. “Oh… look at that! I think I’ll read that, or may be part of that post, or maybe I’ll bookmark it for… I don’t know when.” All that said, if you’re a regular reader, I apologize for the redundancy here.

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